Medications Vitamin D Deficiency Less than half of those that fall report it Medication review Vision Loss Add lighting to dim areas in the home In 2020, 29.4% of older adults had a fall (512,548) Combining Risk Factors STEADI (Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, % Injuries, CDC) Hearing Loss Take a free fall risk survey Fear of Falling Join a fall prevention program Wear your hearing aids Vitamin D Supplements Uneven Surfaces Falling once doubles the chance of falling again Get your eyes checked once a year National Commission on Aging Lower Body Weakness American Occupational Therapy Association Leading cause of injury related death National Falls Prevention Resource Center (NCOA) Non- Healing Foot Wounds Center for Disease Control Organ Damage Bruising Foot Pain and Footwear Remove tripping hazards in the home In 2020, Alaska had the highest percentage of falls 38% (32,717) Arm Fractures Pace North! Eldercare Locator Ask your doctor how to reduce fall risk 83% of hip fracture deaths in 2019 Chronic Medical Conditions Leg Sprains Issues with Walking and Balance Wrist Fractures Get your hearing checked National Safety Council TBI In 2020, Illinois had the lowest percentage of falls 19.9% (399,651) National Institutes of Health 3,000,000 ED visits a year Get screened for Osteoporosis Healthy Steps for Older Adults (HSOA) Cardiovascular issues Tripping Hazards Take care of your feet History of Falls Mayo Clinic Ankle Fractures Wear your glasses Osteoporosis TBI most fatal fall injury Falls Free Initiative Back Sprains 1,000,000 hospitalizations a year American Physical Therapy Association Over 1/4 of older adults falls each year Arm Sprains Most common cause of TBI 319,000 hospitalizations from hip fractures a year Medicare Parts a & b Administration for Community Living Hip Fracture Falls are preventable Swelling Exercise for strength and balance Skull Fractures Falls leading cause of injury 65+ Use your walking aids Post-Fall Syndrome Medications Vitamin D Deficiency Less than half of those that fall report it Medication review Vision Loss Add lighting to dim areas in the home In 2020, 29.4% of older adults had a fall (512,548) Combining Risk Factors STEADI (Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, % Injuries, CDC) Hearing Loss Take a free fall risk survey Fear of Falling Join a fall prevention program Wear your hearing aids Vitamin D Supplements Uneven Surfaces Falling once doubles the chance of falling again Get your eyes checked once a year National Commission on Aging Lower Body Weakness American Occupational Therapy Association Leading cause of injury related death National Falls Prevention Resource Center (NCOA) Non- Healing Foot Wounds Center for Disease Control Organ Damage Bruising Foot Pain and Footwear Remove tripping hazards in the home In 2020, Alaska had the highest percentage of falls 38% (32,717) Arm Fractures Pace North! Eldercare Locator Ask your doctor how to reduce fall risk 83% of hip fracture deaths in 2019 Chronic Medical Conditions Leg Sprains Issues with Walking and Balance Wrist Fractures Get your hearing checked National Safety Council TBI In 2020, Illinois had the lowest percentage of falls 19.9% (399,651) National Institutes of Health 3,000,000 ED visits a year Get screened for Osteoporosis Healthy Steps for Older Adults (HSOA) Cardiovascular issues Tripping Hazards Take care of your feet History of Falls Mayo Clinic Ankle Fractures Wear your glasses Osteoporosis TBI most fatal fall injury Falls Free Initiative Back Sprains 1,000,000 hospitalizations a year American Physical Therapy Association Over 1/4 of older adults falls each year Arm Sprains Most common cause of TBI 319,000 hospitalizations from hip fractures a year Medicare Parts a & b Administration for Community Living Hip Fracture Falls are preventable Swelling Exercise for strength and balance Skull Fractures Falls leading cause of injury 65+ Use your walking aids Post-Fall Syndrome
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B-Medications
B-Vitamin D Deficiency
I-Less than half of those that fall report it
G-Medication review
B-Vision Loss
G-Add lighting to dim areas in the home
I-In 2020, 29.4% of older adults had a fall
(512,548)
B-Combining Risk Factors
O-STEADI (Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, % Injuries, CDC)
B-Hearing Loss
G-Take a free fall risk survey
B-Fear of Falling
G-Join a fall prevention program
G-Wear your hearing aids
G-Vitamin D Supplements
B-Uneven Surfaces
I-Falling once doubles the chance of falling again
G-Get your eyes checked once a year
O-National Commission on Aging
B-Lower Body Weakness
O-American Occupational Therapy Association
I-Leading cause of injury related death
O-National Falls Prevention Resource Center (NCOA)
N-Non-Healing Foot Wounds
O-Center for Disease Control
N-Organ Damage
N-Bruising
B-Foot Pain and Footwear
G-Remove tripping hazards in the home
I-In 2020, Alaska had the highest percentage of falls 38% (32,717)
N-Arm Fractures
O-Pace North!
O-Eldercare Locator
G-Ask your doctor how to reduce fall risk
I-83% of hip fracture deaths in 2019
B-Chronic Medical Conditions
N-Leg Sprains
B-Issues with Walking and Balance
N-Wrist Fractures
G-Get your hearing checked
O-National Safety Council
N-TBI
I-In 2020, Illinois had the lowest percentage of falls 19.9% (399,651)
O-National Institutes of Health
I-3,000,000 ED visits a year
G-Get screened for Osteoporosis
O-Healthy Steps for Older Adults (HSOA)
B-Cardiovascular issues
B-Tripping Hazards
G-Take care of your feet
B-History of Falls
O-Mayo Clinic
N-Ankle Fractures
G-Wear your glasses
B-Osteoporosis
I-TBI most fatal fall injury
O-Falls Free Initiative
N-Back Sprains
I-1,000,000 hospitalizations a year
O-American Physical Therapy Association
I-Over 1/4 of older adults falls each year
N-Arm Sprains
I-Most common cause of TBI
I-319,000 hospitalizations from hip fractures a year
O-Medicare Parts a & b
O-Administration for Community Living
N- Hip Fracture
I-Falls are preventable
N-Swelling
G-Exercise for strength and balance
N-Skull Fractures
I-Falls leading cause of injury 65+
G-Use your walking aids
N-Post-Fall Syndrome
